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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Numeracy Levels (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an assessment of the success rates of the maths recovery programme; the improvements in numeracy achieved by the programme. [35904/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Numeracy Levels (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate maths recovery training places for classroom, learning support and resource teachers in DEIS schools. [35905/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, as part of the national tourism policy, designate of Cork Airport as a convention and conference gateway for business tourism, as such a move would complement the Government’s decision to support and part fund the development of an event centre in Cork. [35906/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include as part of the national tourism policy the creation of a specific tourism marketing fund for new South of Ireland connectivity and inbound tourism growth. [35907/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, as part of the national tourism policy, develop a more integrated approach to inbound tourism marketing and co-ordination of tourism development in the south west region, including references to developing structures around tourism co-ordination to be aligned and revised, set specific bednight growth targets by market to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, as part of the national tourism policy, include designation and marketing support of Cork Airport as a gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way and the emerging Fáilte Ireland South East Heritage Trail. [35909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include as part of the national tourism policy a stronger focus on development of strategic transport links to and from Cork Airport [35910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 169. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assessed benefits of the free preschool year; if, as part of the new early years strategy, he will consider implementing a second free preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the resources allocated for the provision of respite services for people with intellectual disabilities; the number of spaces available for adults and children in each county; the impact that Health Information and Quality Authority guidelines on using different facilities for adults and children has had on the provision of respite services; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a proposal to facilitate patients with hereditary hemochromatosis to undergo phlebotomy treatment in GP practices, thereby reducing the workload on acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing the motor tax regime in order that the amount of tax applicable to modified vehicles corresponds with the engine size/emissions of the modified engine rather than the engine which was originally in the vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 238. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Irish Water will be charging customers additional fees for services such as investigating leaks, determining problems with water pressure and correcting meter readings; the regulation and control over these charges that will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing legislation on modified cars, regulating height noise and power of such cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the draft aviation policy; if public consultations were held regarding the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the draft aviation policy will shape the future of Cork Airport; the way the growth and expansion of Cork Airport will be facilitated by the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: National Disability Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: May I make a brief point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: National Disability Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Chairman and members. I congratulate Ms Helen Guinan on her appointment. I know her and commend her to the committee. In her job in Cork in the COPE Foundation she worked as a principal and as a school teacher. As a person she brings tremendous value to the role to which she has been appointed. Members will find in Helen somebody who has a vision and an interest.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the Social Welfare Act 2009 and examine the possibility of reversing the impact of the Act on the Irish aviation superannuation scheme deferred members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34802/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (17 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 330. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the roll out of the living city initiative; the areas of County Cork that will be included in the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34798/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Exemptions (17 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 342. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding equestrian centres which are clearly agri-based in their activities but are currently levied as commercial premises for the purposes of commercial rates/rateable valuation, his views on the reclassification of equestrian centres as agricultural premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34796/14]